West Nile virus confirmed in Parkersburg man
The CDC confirms a Wood County man died after West Nile infection, though officials have not linked death to the virus or determined how he contracted it. Another West Nile case involved Howard Clemens of Poca, who recovered. West Nile was found in birds and horses across many counties before freezing temperatures halted spread.
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Federal
Centers For Disease Control
Wood County
William Kerr
Steve Bayer
Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department
Kerr
CDC
Howard Clemens
Putnam County Health Department
Anita Ray
Clemens
West Virginia
Early winter storm shuts schools across South and region
An early southern storm dumped snow sleet and freezing rain from Arkansas to the Virginias closing schools knocking out power and causing at least three deaths on icy roads. The system coated trees and lines with ice in northern Arkansas cutting power to about 50 000 and spurring widespread cancellations along a snow line from Kentucky to West Virginia.
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Virginias
Plains
Kentucky
West Virginia
Shaun Clapp
Kentucky State Police
National Weather Service
Virginia-West Virginia
South Carolina
Hardin County
Georgia
Tennessee
Carolinas
Michelle Foster
Lexington-Richland
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Parkway
Winter driving tips from AAA and weather impacts
AAA Mid- Atlantic offers winter driving tips urging minimal travel unless necessary and patience on the road. Advice covers increasing following distance, avoiding reliance on four wheel drive, giving snow plows space, clearing windshields, knowing brake types, not using hot water on frozen locks, protecting the battery, and carrying a winter emergency kit. The article notes snow and ice across the South and Appalachians with outages and flight delays, while officials prepare crews and respond to downed limbs and ice hazards.
Hearings on former governor Moore law license enter second day
Hearings on reinstating Arch A. Moore Jr. to the West Virginia Bar stretch into a second day amid disputes over whether former federal prosecutor Nancy Hill can testify and if grand jury material should be protected. Moore, stripped in 1991 after a 1990 guilty plea to five felonies, maintains innocence as a three-member panel weighs a recommendation to the state Supreme Court.
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Charleston
Arch A. Moore Jr
Nancy Hill
U.S
Rudolph DiTrapano
Moore
West Virginia
DiTrapano
State Supreme Court
Hill
Man convicted in toddler death faces year in jail
A Prince William County jury urged a nine month term for Kevin C. Kelly on involuntary manslaughter plus three months for reckless endangerment after four hours of deliberations. The judge kept Kelly free on bond before sentencing on February 21. The 46 year old left 21 month old Frances Kelly in a hot van on May 29, a vehicle that reached over 120 degrees inside.
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Manassas
Prince William County
Kevin C. Kelly
Rossie Alston Jr
Kelly
Frances Kelly
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